Kwanzaa at The Wright | Umoja

on December 26, 2018 from 6 - 9 PM

Join us for this spectacular celebration of family, community, and culture! #KwanzaaAtTheWright

12/26 from 6 - 9 PM - Umoja (Unity)

To strive for and to maintain unity in the family, community, nation, and race. Presented in partnership with African Liberation Day Committee.

12/27 from 6 - 9 PM - Kujichagulia (Self-Determination)

To define ourselves, name ourselves, create for ourselves, and speak for ourselves. To define ourselves, name ourselves, create for ourselves, and speak for ourselves. On this night, there will be an African naming ceremony, performances, and a keynote speech. Host: Malcolm X Grassroots Movement featuring Al Nur Dance Troupe & Michael Imhotep of the African History Network.

12/28 from 6 - 9 PM - Ujima (Collective Work and Responsibility)

To build and maintain our community together, make our brothers' and sisters' problems our problems, and to solve them together. Presented in partnership with Nsoroma Institute.

12/29 from 6 - 9 PM - Ujamaa (Collective Economics)

To build and maintain our own stores, shops, and other businesses, and to profit from them collectively. Book: Futurenomic$ | Speaker: Keidi Awadu

12/30 from 3 - 6 PM - Nia (Purpose)

To make our collective vocation the building and development of our community in order to restore our people to their traditional greatness. Presented in partnership with Aisha Shule.

12/31 from 3 - 6 PM - Kuumba (Creativity)

To do always as much as we can, in the way we can, in order to leave our community more beautiful and beneficial than we inherited it. Host: Mama Sol featuring Malcolm X Elliott and Zubair & The Zoo.

1/1 from 3 - 6 PM - Imani (Faith)

To believe with all our hearts in our people, our parents, our teachers, our leaders, and the righteousness and victory of our struggle. Presented in partnership with Shrine of the Black Madonna.